Shoplifting suspect arrested

LORAIN -- A Lorain man with an outstanding felony warrant was arrested Wednesday for shoplifting 16 various personal hygiene products from Walgreens, 2730 Broadway, according to Lorain police.

The store manager said a man, later identified as Daniel Nieves, was seen taking items from the shelves and hiding them in his clothes, a police report stated.

When the manager asked Nieves, 33, to hand over what he had taken, he gave back only some of the items, the report stated. When the manager told Nieves that he knew he had more items concealed, Nieves ran away, according to the report.

Officers found Nieves hiding in an alleyway between West 26th Street and West 27th Street and he was taken to Lorain City for theft, the report stated.

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The warrant for Nieves stemmed from an April 23 arrest in which Nieves was charged with breaking and entering, the report stated. After being placed in a temporary holding cell, Nieves kicked the steel cell door, causing the frame to split from the concrete wall, which led to him being charged with vandalism.

After his arrest Wednesday, he was found to have snuck cigarettes and a lighter into the jail despite being patted down during booking.

Shortly after being admitted, officers noticed the smell of cigarette smoke coming from cell block.

They searched the cell block and found no evidence, but after checking the surveillance tapes, saw Nieves enter the shower area and then leave without having showered, the report stated.

Two inmates were overheard mentioning they had seen Nieves smoke a rolled up cigarette, the report stated.

Nieves was strip searched and a green Bic lighter was found. He said he didn't admit to having one earlier because he was "scared of getting caught with it and getting more charges added to his arrest sheet," according to the report.

Nieves was segregated as a result of violating jail rules and put on close observation, but no criminal charges were added, the report stated.